Specialized molecular pathways drive the formation of light-scattering assemblies in leucophores

SignificancePigments and colors play a crucial role in nature, supporting functions such as camouflage, communication, mate attraction, and protection from radiation. Leucophores, which form uric acid crystals, remain the least understood among pigment cells. Our study investigates the molecular mec...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2025-06, Vol.122 (22), p.e2424979122, Article e2424979122
Main Authors: Barzilay, Yuval, Eyal, Zohar, Noy, Yael, Varsano, Neta, Olender, Tsviya, Bera, Sourabh, Lerer-Goldshtein, Tali, Kedmi, Merav, Porat, Ziv, Pinkas, Iddo, Levin-Zaidman, Smadar, Dezorella, Nili, Gur, Dvir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Assemblies
Astrochemistry
Biological Sciences
Biology
Biosynthesis
Cell Biology
Chemistry
Chromatophores
Chromatophores - metabolism
Crystallization
Crystals
Genes
Light
Metabolomics
Molecular modelling
Physical Sciences
Pigmentation
Pigmentation - physiology
Pigments
Pterins - metabolism
Scattering, Radiation
Transcriptome
Transcriptomics
Uric acid
Uric Acid - chemistry
Uric Acid - metabolism
Vertebrates
Zebrafish
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